The formula remains the same: Joe meets girl and immediately starts obsessing ... The Joe Goldberg psyche — hopeless romantic who kills in the name of love — will not be new to fans of the series. But what makes For You and Only You stand out is how pitch-perfect Joe’s voice is when he’s 'talking' to the Wonder who lives in his head ... Joe is an addictively charming antihero, and after four books, he still feels fresh and original. The Shoddies would be so jealous.
It’s messy, as things can be for obsessing psychopaths, and Joe’s stream-of-consciousness narration reflects his growing panic. Within this intensity, though, his snark-laden observations about ego, love, and loyalty ring true.
epnes gleefully portrays the most back-stabbing seminar yet, dropping literary names with abandon as she twists the plot ... Joe Goldberg might be a narcissistic, manipulative, murderous, utterly unreliable narrator, but he’s damn entertaining.
Puckish ... The book feels overlong, but Joe’s stream-of-consciousness narration engages throughout, rendering readers both confidante and accomplice. Kepnes reliably entertains.
